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At 94, the late Cuban singer-songwriter-guitarist revisited classics and offered new songs on his third Nonesuch disc. The Washington Post says, “The performances have a gracefulness and a clarity that speak of hard-earned wisdom but also the joys of being alive.”

At 94, the late Cuban singer-songwriter-guitarist revisited classics and offered new songs on his third Nonesuch disc. The Washington Post says, “The performances have a gracefulness and a clarity that speak of hard-earned wisdom but also the joys of being alive.”

Recorded in celebration of Compay Segundo’s 90th birthday, Lo Mejor de la Vida (The Best in Life) brings together some of Cuba’s most notable musicians and many personal friends to pay homage to one of the living legends of Cuban music: Segundo is joined by Silvio Rodríguez, Omara Portuondo, Pío Leyva, Raimundo Amador, Martirio, and others. Together they breathe new life into a number of Segundo’s compositions, along with new interpretations of classic songs by Benny Moré, Ernesto Lecuona, and Walfrido Guevara.